Session #101 · 1989–91

Speech #1010249390

Mr. Speaker. here we are again. increasing the numbers. I would like my colleagues who live in the States who are not affected by this type of immigration in southern California and Texas. on the Rio Grande and in southern Florida. to go back and explain to their people that we did you a favor. that we let the people of southern California. we let the people of southern Texas. and we let the people in southern Florida foot the bill for this particular amendment to the Immigration Act. I think this is wrong. The people of Florida have not been compensated all the way back from the Mariel boatlift. and we continue and continue and continue to open the quotas and let the people come in. and open the floodgates. Now. I do not think anyone in this body is opposed to letting these people come into this country. but we certainly. some of us. are in objection to continually having to pay and pay and pay. The Florida taxpayers are sick and tired of the irresponsible actions of this body in the Immigration Act that continues to allow amnesty and continues to open up the floodgates. Search your souls. We want to help these people. but we certainly do not want to continue to open up the roads and allow these people to come into south Florida or southern California or southern Texas.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS LEWIS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
1990-10-27
Speech ID
1010249390
Paragraph
#0
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